DC Pierson is an author, actor, and comedian. His first novel The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep And Never Had To was published by Vintage in 2010 and went on to win the American Library Association's ALEX Award. His most recent novel, Crap Kingdom, about a kid who discovers he's the Chosen One in a really crappy fantasy world, was published by Viking in 2013. His comedy group DERRICK made a movie called "Mystery Team" that went to Sundance in 2009. Their comedy videos have been viewed over 250 million times online. He played an annoying Apple Store employee in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier." His YouTube page is